Later this year I am to give a session at a teachers conference on using maths in the news for enriching school maths lessons. In my session, I intend to go over some recent maths news. I would also like to give some real examples of teachers having used some news in class. Samuel Hansen…
Three Cubes Colliding by Ivan Morison and Heather Peak
[vimeo url=https://vimeo.com/33342571]
Card trick video from Christian Perfect
A while ago Christian Perfect suggested the monthly local Maths Jam organisers might write up what happens at Maths Jams to their blogs so others can get a feel for what goes on. I regard this as a good idea I haven’t got around to yet. Luckily, Christian has just made a video showing a…
Newcastle MathsJam December 2011 Recap
Amazingly, December’s MathsJam had a non-trivial attendance of six whole people. And not just any people! Puzzling heavyweight David Cushing had yet more Renaissance-era riddles to test us all, and the other regulars were in similarly bamboozling form. I balanced things out by failing to prepare anything or bringing anything to take notes on and…
300 posts later, who is Peter Rowlett?
This is the 300th post to this blog. At 100 posts and 200 posts I paused for a recap of my current circumstances. This 300th post coincides with the change of calendar year, which seems to bring out a great deal of reflection from people. Nevertheless, I will try not to get too mushy on…
Puzzlebomb – January 2012
Puzzlebomb is a monthly puzzle compendium. Issue 1 of Puzzlebomb, for January 2012, can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 1 – January 2012 The solutions to Issue 1 can be found here: Puzzlebomb – Issue 1 – January 2012 – Solutions
Implied Geometry by Jim Sanborn
Implied Geometry by Jim Sanborn: